The German invasion of the Soviet Union brought not only devastation but also a transformation in Stalin’s rule and Stalinist ideology. The regime realized that repression alone would not suffice;…
Demographers have long observed a pattern that emerges whenever economic crisis strikes: different social strata do not respond in the same way to uncertainty. Among university-educated women, childbearing is postponed.…
A recurring weakness in conservative thought deserves frank acknowledgment. When an institution or custom proves useful, even noble, and manages to endure for a generation or two, conservatives tend to…
In my last note note, I remarked that much of the criticism directed at various tyrannies is not, in truth, born of compassion for the peoples who suffer under them.…
At this year’s Prague Pride one could spot a banner declaring: “Being queer is not a choice, being a communist unfortunately is.” Clever enough, at first glance. But why should…
The misfortune of the Palestinians did not begin on October 7, 2023. It began in the mid-1960s, when a deliberate project was launched to cultivate a particular type of Arab…
